Oregon Rolls Over USC
November 23, 2025
Oregon took a 28-14 lead over USC going into halftime and never looked back, beating the Trojans, 42-27. It was the Ducks third win over a ranked opponent this season and keeps them in the hunt for a Big Ten championship game appearance. Oregon remains at No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll while USC dropped to No. 20.
There wasn’t much change in the top 25 this week with the top 11 teams remaining in their same spots. Ohio State is still No. 1 heading into their big rivalry game with No. 15 Michigan this coming Saturday. Pittsburgh pulled off a huge upset, 42-28, on the road at Georgia Tech and moved into the poll at No. 24. The loss dropped the Yellowjackets seven places to No. 19.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Ohio State (61) 1,573 1 11-0
2 Indiana 1,495 2 11-0
3 Texas A&M (2) 1,461 3 11-0
4 Georgia 1,378 4 10-1
5 Oregon 1,291 5 10-1
6 Mississippi 1,262 6 10-1
7 Texas Tech 1,211 7 10-1
8 Oklahoma 1,108 8 9-2
9 Notre Dame 1,073 9 9-2
10 Alabama 1,002 10 9-2
11 Brigham Young 943 11 10-1
12 Vanderbilt 828 13 9-2
13 Miami (Fla.) 781 15 9-2
14 Utah 774 14 9-2
15 Michigan 683 17 9-2
16 Texas 615 18 8-3
17 Virginia 532 19 9-2
18 Tennessee 499 20 8-3
19 Georgia Tech 344 12 9-2
20 Southern California 313 16 8-3
21 James Madison 262 22 10-1
22 North Texas 251 23 10-1
23 Tulane 186 25 9-2
24 Pittsburgh 158 NR 8-3
25 SMU 109 NR 8-3
Dropped out: No. 21 Missouri (7-4); No. 24 Houston (8-3).
Others receiving votes: Arizona State (8-3) 86; Navy (8-2) 58; Washington (8-3) 39; Iowa (7-4) 32; Missouri (7-4) 32; Arizona (8-3) 30; San Diego State (9-2) 29; Houston (8-3) 22; Connecticut (9-3) 4; Illinois (7-4) 4; Penn State (5-6) 4; UNLV (9-2) 2; South Florida (8-3) 1.
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Oregon took a 28-14 lead over USC going into halftime and never looked back, beating the Trojans, 42-27. It was the Ducks third win over a ranked opponent this season and keeps them in the hunt for a Big Ten championship game appearance. Oregon remains at No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll while USC dropped to No. 20.
There wasn’t much change in the top 25 this week with the top 11 teams remaining in their same spots. Ohio State is still No. 1 heading into their big rivalry game with No. 15 Michigan this coming Saturday. Pittsburgh pulled off a huge upset, 42-28, on the road at Georgia Tech and moved into the poll at No. 24. The loss dropped the Yellowjackets seven places to No. 19.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (61) | 1,573 | 1 | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Indiana | 1,495 | 2 | 11-0 | |
| 3 | Texas A&M (2) | 1,461 | 3 | 11-0 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,378 | 4 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 1,291 | 5 | 10-1 | |
| 6 | Mississippi | 1,262 | 6 | 10-1 | |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 1,211 | 7 | 10-1 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 1,108 | 8 | 9-2 | |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 1,073 | 9 | 9-2 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 1,002 | 10 | 9-2 | |
| 11 | Brigham Young | 943 | 11 | 10-1 | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 828 | 13 | 9-2 | |
| 13 | Miami (Fla.) | 781 | 15 | 9-2 | |
| 14 | Utah | 774 | 14 | 9-2 | |
| 15 | Michigan | 683 | 17 | 9-2 | |
| 16 | Texas | 615 | 18 | 8-3 | |
| 17 | Virginia | 532 | 19 | 9-2 | |
| 18 | Tennessee | 499 | 20 | 8-3 | |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 344 | 12 | 9-2 | |
| 20 | Southern California | 313 | 16 | 8-3 | |
| 21 | James Madison | 262 | 22 | 10-1 | |
| 22 | North Texas | 251 | 23 | 10-1 | |
| 23 | Tulane | 186 | 25 | 9-2 | |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 158 | NR | 8-3 | |
| 25 | SMU | 109 | NR | 8-3 |
Dropped out: No. 21 Missouri (7-4); No. 24 Houston (8-3).
Others receiving votes: Arizona State (8-3) 86; Navy (8-2) 58; Washington (8-3) 39; Iowa (7-4) 32; Missouri (7-4) 32; Arizona (8-3) 30; San Diego State (9-2) 29; Houston (8-3) 22; Connecticut (9-3) 4; Illinois (7-4) 4; Penn State (5-6) 4; UNLV (9-2) 2; South Florida (8-3) 1.
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